World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO — Global Issues

World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO — Global Issues

That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which on Thursday suggested that for some countries, the situation potentially heralded “an end of their resilience to higher prices”. 🔵 World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food – Food Outlook report. The global food import bill is…

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders — Global Issues

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders — Global Issues

An estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries are exposed to at least one dimension of the crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in “perfect-storm” countries severely vulnerable to all three dimensions, the policy brief by the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) has revealed.  The impact of the war in…

A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls — Global Issues

A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls — Global Issues

“My name is Agnes Kenderman. I am 19 years old and I live in New Kru Town, Monteserrado County, with my mother and my son. My community selected me for the training programme.  My mother is in poor health, and my father died a long time ago, during the civil…

African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres — Global Issues

African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres — Global Issues

António Guterres was addressing the start of a high-level policy dialogue at UN Headquarters in New York, part of the Africa Dialogue Series 2022, convened to strengthen resilience in food supplies across the continent, at a time when “decades of progress on hunger are being reversed.”  Deep connections  He said…

Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres — Global Issues

Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres — Global Issues

“Africa is a home for hope,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, citing the continent’s “growing and vibrant youth population”. And with initiatives such as the African Continental Free Trade Area, the Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion, and the African Union’s (AU) bold Agenda 2063 set of game-changing proposals, the…

UN Deputy Chief meets inspiring young climate leaders in Indonesia — Global Issues

UN Deputy Chief meets inspiring young climate leaders in Indonesia — Global Issues

She was in the Indonesian capital ahead of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, taking place this week on the island of Bali. Civil society is the bedrock of survivors of gender-based violence. The @UN works with Yayasan Pulih in Indonesia to provide mental health and psychosocial support to women….

Nations must ‘act together, urgently and with solidarity’ to end crisis of food insecurity — Global Issues

Nations must ‘act together, urgently and with solidarity’ to end crisis of food insecurity — Global Issues

During a ministerial meeting on global hunger taking pace at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres said the number of severely food insecure people had doubled in just two years – from 135 million pre-pandemic to 276 million today, with more than half a million experiencing famine conditions…

Global economic growth downgraded due to spillover from Ukraine war — Global Issues

Global economic growth downgraded due to spillover from Ukraine war — Global Issues

The mid-year forecast reveals how the conflict has upended the fragile economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking a humanitarian crisis in Europe, surging food and commodity prices, and exacerbating inflationary pressures.  Global inflation is also set to reach 6.7 per cent this year, or twice the average of 2.9…

UN marks first ever international day spotlighting women working in the maritime industry — Global Issues

UN marks first ever international day spotlighting women working in the maritime industry — Global Issues

“Women account for just 20 per cent of the workforce in the maritime authorities of Member States and 29 percent…across subsectors in the maritime industry,” International Maritime Organization (IMO) chief Kitack Lim told the virtual Symposium on Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment for Women in Maritime. Noting that these numbers…